Revisisting Gorges du Tarn 10 years after my first visit. It's as good as ever (Rasta Vaut Rien, 8a+)

My French Roots

I started climbing outside with my Dad on trad in the early 90′s. At that time the first dedicated climbing walls were appearing in Scotland and I quickly got in to climbing indoors at Alien Rock and Glasgow Climbing Centre.

Revisisting Gorges du Tarn 10 years after my first visit. It's as good as ever (Rasta Vaut Rien, 8a+)

My French Roots

I started climbing outside with my Dad on trad in the early 90′s. At that time the first dedicated climbing walls were appearing in Scotland and I quickly got in to climbing indoors at Alien Rock and Glasgow Climbing Centre.

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An Amazing Show (SYBC ’13)

I’m going to get the chronology of my blog out of kilter by blogging about the SYBC before my recent France trip. I am still buzzing from the electrifying experience of watching the show unfold last night, more successfully than we could

SYBC_2013blog

An Amazing Show (SYBC ’13)

I’m going to get the chronology of my blog out of kilter by blogging about the SYBC before my recent France trip. I am still buzzing from the electrifying experience of watching the show unfold last night, more successfully than we could

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A Week of Real Climbing!

Last week I went real climbing. It was like being reborn. I remembered why I do all of this. I felt at peace. I felt the love… The path to this rediscovery began with a solo mission to Trowbarrow in

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A Week of Real Climbing!

Last week I went real climbing. It was like being reborn. I remembered why I do all of this. I felt at peace. I felt the love… The path to this rediscovery began with a solo mission to Trowbarrow in

Big Hands vs Nightrider a success (Photo: Jen Randall)

1:59

My climbing blog would be pretty false if I blogged all the time. A lot of the time I don’t have a whole lot to say and 95% of the time I am not doing any interesting climbing anyway. Since

Big Hands vs Nightrider a success (Photo: Jen Randall)

1:59

My climbing blog would be pretty false if I blogged all the time. A lot of the time I don’t have a whole lot to say and 95% of the time I am not doing any interesting climbing anyway. Since

This is the difference between =1st and =7th on route 1. I so wish I had held this. (Photo: David Field)

British Lead Climbing Championships ’12

Another year at the BLCC’s and another narrowly missed final. As has been the case on so many lead climbing competitions I have done, qualifier 1 was what let me down. I have been there before many times. The easier

This is the difference between =1st and =7th on route 1. I so wish I had held this. (Photo: David Field)

British Lead Climbing Championships ’12

Another year at the BLCC’s and another narrowly missed final. As has been the case on so many lead climbing competitions I have done, qualifier 1 was what let me down. I have been there before many times. The easier

Looking at yet another amazing wall in the Red.

Red River Gorge, KY

The ambitious part of me had set the target of doing 3 5.14′s this trip. The heat was mostly what had stopped me in Rumney and the New River Gorge, though at the latter the style was tough. Not that

Looking at yet another amazing wall in the Red.

Red River Gorge, KY

The ambitious part of me had set the target of doing 3 5.14′s this trip. The heat was mostly what had stopped me in Rumney and the New River Gorge, though at the latter the style was tough. Not that

New River Gorge

New River Gorge, WV

After a 4 days interlude for some more proper honeymooning we moved on to climbing destination number 2, West Virginia’s New River Gorge, in search of some more honeymoon sends. The New is not on everyone’s destination radar but I

New River Gorge

New River Gorge, WV

After a 4 days interlude for some more proper honeymooning we moved on to climbing destination number 2, West Virginia’s New River Gorge, in search of some more honeymoon sends. The New is not on everyone’s destination radar but I